Last Modified: Monday, January 3, 2011 at 4:25 p.m.

She was born Nov. 4, 1919 in Braceville, Ohio, the daughter of James W. and Viola (Drake) Atkin.

She was an active member of Austintown Community Church and former member of American Legion Auxiliary in Newton Falls, Ohio, and SCOPE in Niles, Ohio.

She retired in 1986 as a bookkeeper for Woodman Insurance Company, where she had worked 15 years. She had formerly worked at Averback Drug and Allied Farm Equipment Company as a bookkeeper. She graduated from Braceville High School.

She is survived by her daughter, Dorla (Earl) Bowers of Etowah; grandchildren Michele Morpeth and Robert Bowers; and great-granddaughter, Kayleigh Morpeth. She was preceded in death by brothers Sam, James and William Atkin, and sisters Marian Davis and Vera Kraft.

A funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Lane Funeral Home Austintown Chapel in Ohio. Family and friends may call from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.

Family and friends may send online condolences at www.lanefuneralhomes.com.

<p>Elizabeth Ester Kraft, 91</p><p>BOARDMAN, Ohio — Elizabeth Ester Kraft, 91, of Austintown, Ohio died Saturday, Jan. 1, 2011 at St. Elizabeth Boardman Hospital in Boardman, Ohio.</p><p>She was born Nov. 4, 1919 in Braceville, Ohio, the daughter of James W. and Viola (Drake) Atkin.</p><p>She was an active member of Austintown Community Church and former member of American Legion Auxiliary in Newton Falls, Ohio, and SCOPE in Niles, Ohio.</p><p>She retired in 1986 as a bookkeeper for Woodman Insurance Company, where she had worked 15 years. She had formerly worked at Averback Drug and Allied Farm Equipment Company as a bookkeeper. She graduated from Braceville High School.</p><p>She is survived by her daughter, Dorla (Earl) Bowers of Etowah; grandchildren Michele Morpeth and Robert Bowers; and great-granddaughter, Kayleigh Morpeth. She was preceded in death by brothers Sam, James and William Atkin, and sisters Marian Davis and Vera Kraft.</p><p>A funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Lane Funeral Home Austintown Chapel in Ohio. Family and friends may call from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.</p><p>Family and friends may send online condolences at www.lanefuneralhomes.com.</p>